adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
linteus
linteus (feminine lintea, neuter linteum)
Classical[ˈlɪn.te.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈlin.te.us]
Meaning
- adjectiverelationallinen
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | linteus | lintea | linteum |
| genitive | linteī | linteae | linteī |
| dative | linteō | linteae | linteō |
| accusative | linteum | linteam | linteum |
| ablative | linteō | linteā | linteō |
| vocative | lintee | lintea | linteum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | linteī | linteae | lintea |
| genitive | linteōrum | linteārum | linteōrum |
| dative | linteīs | linteīs | linteīs |
| accusative | linteōs | linteās | lintea |
| ablative | linteīs | linteīs | linteīs |
| vocative | linteī | linteae | lintea |
lintĕus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. linen-:
lintea vestis, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 56, § 146; Plin. 19, 1, 2, § 8: tunica, Liv. 9, 40: Lintei libri, an ancient chronicle of the Roman people, which was written on linen, and preserved in the temple of Juno Moneta: Macer Auctor est et in foedere Ardeatino et in linteis libris ad Monetae inventa, Liv. 4, 7, 12; 4, 20, 8; 4, 23, 2; cf. id. 10, 38, 6: postea publica monumenta plumbeis voluminibus mox et privata linteis confici coepta sunt, Plin. 13, 11, 21, § 69; Symm. Ep. 4, 34; Vop. Aur. 1 and 8: thorax, a linen breastplate, = λινοθώραξ, Liv. 4, 20, 7: loricae, Nep. Iph. 1.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
linteus adj.
linum, of linen, linen- : lintea vestis: tunica, L.: libri, an ancient chronicle on linen, kept in the temple of Juno Moneta , L.: thorax, a linen breastplate , L.: loricae, N.
Origins
Related to līnum (“linen”), but cannot be derived from it due to the short /i/ and /t/. This phonological discrepancy suggests the existence of a noun derived from Old Latin *lintum or derived on an earlier stage, e. g. from Proto-Italic *lintom. Ultimately a probable borrowing.